{"id":18664,"date":"2018-08-12T13:13:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T17:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=18664"},"modified":"2018-08-15T13:53:37","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T17:53:37","slug":"police-now-suspect-homless-man-was-murdered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/police-now-suspect-homless-man-was-murdered\/","title":{"rendered":"Police now suspect homeless man was killed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One month after a homeless man was found dead in Bolans, police now suspect he was killed.<\/p>

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Foul play was apparently not suspected in the early stages of the investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to reports, the police have confirmed that foul play is now a factor in the death of\u00a0Steve Erskin.<\/p>

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\u00a0The 61-year-old was found lifeless near the old Bolans Police Station on July 13.<\/p>

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It is reported that one arrest has already been made in the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a fellow villager who discovered the body of Erskin and called the authorities.<\/p>

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Erskin was pronounced dead by Dr Emmanuel Warner and later taken to the Straffie\u2019s Funeral Home<\/p>\n

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